ASCILITE NEWS

TELedvisors May Webinar: How to influence as Third Space Practitioners

Date: Thursday 1 May 2025
Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm AEST
Register and join the webinar here

Third space practitioners in the higher education sector often navigate complex collaboration challenges when driving change projects.  We often work without formal authority, making it difficult to lead initiatives. We must build informal leadership skills and foster relationships across various faculties and divisional units.

Effective collaboration is crucial, yet it can be hindered by differing priorities, communication barriers, and resistance to change. Despite these, we play a vital role in advocating for and implementing innovative solutions that enhance educational experiences and drive digital transformation within universities.

Join us to explore these challenges and hear tips for working with multiple stakeholders to enhance the student experience.

Speakers: Dr Gavin Beck, Manager (University of Technology Sydney) and Professor Julie Robert, Dean (Griffith University)

Colin Simpson, Wendy Taleo, Penny Wheeler
TELedvisors-SIG leads

TA-SIG May Webinar: Lessons from implementing programmatic assessment

This is a panel style session in collaboration with “Assessment in Higher Eduction” UK.

Date: Wednesday 7 May 2025
Time: 0700 universal | 8AM UK | 3PM SG/HK | 5PM SYD/MEL | 7PM NZ.
Registration and further information here.

Featuring two presentations:

1) “Lessons learned from a programmatic assessment development project” by Jayne Pearson and Ayesha Ahmed (King’s College London, UK)

2) “Alignment between e-portfolio design and programmatic assessment curricula” by Bas Agricola, Kitty Meijer, Lieke Ceelen and Liesbeth Baartman (Hogeschool Utrecht / University of Applied Sciences Utrecht, Netherlands).

Mathew Hillier, Geoffrey Crisp
TA-SIG leads

ASCILITE May Webinar: Adding Insult to Injustice: How Justice Perceptions and Social Media Shape Vengeful Dissent in Online and On-Campus Education

Date: Thursday 22 May 2025
Time: 11:00 am (AEDT)

Ever received an angry email from a student? Online education is booming, but it comes with unique challenges—one of which is the reported greater volatility of students studying one. In this webinar, Dr Lauren Shaw (James Cook University) explores findings from Adding Insult to Injustice, a study examining how perceptions of fairness (procedural justice) and the use of student-led social media groups influence vengeful dissent in both online and on-campus higher education. Join us to unpack the implications of this research and discuss strategies to better support online student engagement while protecting staff wellbeing.

Registration for webinar: link
Join Zoom Meeting: link

Kwong Nui Sim, Karine Cosgrove
ASCILITE Webinar leads

ASCILITE Webinar Recording: AI-powered pedagogy: Exploring the effectiveness of Generative AI as a learning assistant in the ICT discipline

Watch Associate Professor Ritesh Chugh (CQUniversity’s School of Engineering and Technology) as he discusses the outcomes of a project funded by the Australasian Council of Deans of Information and Communications Technology that explored the role of GenAI as a learning assistant in ICT education.

Discover how GenAI enhances learning through personalized feedback, code diagnostics, and adaptive support—while tackling challenges like accuracy, ethics, and responsible adoption.

This webinar unveiled the GenAI Adoption Model, a framework for integrating AI-powered learning responsibly. Plus, get an look at the GenAI Toolkit—a practical resource designed to help institutions implement AI-driven education effectively.

Watch the recording from 17 April 2025 here.

Kwong Nui Sim, Karine Cosgrove
ASCILITE Webinar leads

TELAS Reviewer Certification workshop (online)

The Technology Enhanced Learning Accreditation Standards (TELAS) are a set of internationally benchmarked standards designed to assess the quality of online learning, particularly in relation to the tertiary sector. They provide institutions with the means to assess and evaluate the affordances of their online learning environments and thereby guide quality enhancements. For more information about TELAS visit our website.

Our workshop supports your knowledge of the standards and is the first step to being a certified TELAS reviewer. No matter what your role is at your institution you will find these workshops informative and interactive.

Our next workshop will be online in Zoom (split across two half days);
Dates: June 12 and 13 (11am – 2.30pm AEST)
For fees and registration, go here.
Any questions feel free to email TELAS Admin.

Elaine Huber, Chris Campbell
TELAS leads

Applications to host the ASCILITE 2026 or 2027 Conference

We are seeking expressions of interest from potential conference organising committees to host the 2026 and 2027 annual conference. ASCILITE conferences are a central aspect of ASCILITE and provide opportunities for delegates to meet with international and national peers to exchange ideas, research and practice in educational technology. Conferences provide a forum for the presentation of refereed papers, short concise papers, symposiums, posters, pecha kucha and workshops. The conference also provides memorable opportunities for social interaction and networking.

If you would like to discuss hosting the conference with a member of the executive please reach out to Sandra Barker or Hazel Jones.

Please note: The hosting of the conference is being reviewed with the aim of assisting institutions and easing the burden via significant assistance from ASCILITE executive and a Professional Conference Organiser (PCO).

Sandy Barker and Hazel Jones
Conference leads